… “`enough of the ‘grammar for nothing government“` ‘
By Hon Desmond Ugbo
(1) Obaseki inaugurates power generation committee:
A six-man Joint Development Committee to implement the Edo Electrifying Initiative for electricity generation, transmission and distribution in the state was inaugurated sometimes around
3rd February 2017.
_Question_ : Where is the outcome of this today?
(2) Obaseki to make Edo medical tourism destination – 11th February 2017
_Question_ : Is Edo now the medical tourist centre?
(3) Obaseki to head Tayo Akpata development team;
Set to kick off the development plan to make Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor technologically driven and benchmarked on global standards.
2nd February 2017.
Question: Today, where is Tayo Akpata University?
(4) We will initiate agricultural development strategies” – Obaseki at a 3-day agribusiness workshop at the Randekhi Hotel, Benin City.
Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured the people of Edo state that he will make the state a leading agribusiness hub in Nigeria, especially by initiating strategies that could enhance agricultural development, create jobs and guarantee food security.
28th January 2017.
Question: What happened to Agribusiness, where are the Agripreneurs?
(5) Edo Govt to construct 3,000km of road using Concrete Technology – Obaseki
Edo state government is training youths who are indigenes of the State in general road construction, surveying, Carpentry, Masonry, Safety, Lab Technology, welding and road supervision in fulfilment of the vision of the Governor Obaseki led administration to empower over 200,000 youths in the state.
13th February 2017.
Question: How many youths have been empowered? Is the cosmetic Edo job with issuance of certificates and no jobs, no apprenticeship, no empowerment?
(6) Obaseki explores tourist potentials of Amaho water-side.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has visited the Amahor waterside to ascertain the tourism potential of two rivers which formed a confluence at Amahor town in Igueben Local Government Area of the state.
15th February 2017.
Question: What has happened, any progress made here? Same media pronouncement and grandstanding!
(7) Agric, power strategy mapped out in 100 days – Obaseki
Obaseki said that his administration had been able to come up with reforms and policies geared towards the actualization of the 200,000 jobs promised during his electioneering campaign
23rd February 2017
Question: Where are the 200 thousand jobs? A litany of propaganda continues!
(8) Obaseki seeks Japanese cooperation on vocational, technological training for youths
27th January 2017
Question: Where are the Investors? Alaghodaro investment summit hotel bills and organisation has sunk Edo state into debt! No investment, nothing to show.
(9) Edo to collaborate with MAN to create industrial park – Obaseki.
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has declared that in the next twelve months the state will establish a real industrial park with 24-hour electricity that will enhance the development of the state.
2nd February 2017.
Question: Where is the Industrial Park? Hibernating in MOUs and cupboards in Edo government house.
(10) Obaseki signs power purchase agreement, promising uninterrupted power supply across the state, especially in strategic areas, stressing that Edo State is one of the transmission hubs and home of electricity in Nigeria. He said, “We should be able to deliver 24/7 uninterrupted power to all government establishments located along Sapele Road axis including Government House, Secretariat, Court Complex, Central hospital, House of Assembly and also the Palace”.
16th March 2017.
Question: Is this not media governance personified? Another broken promise and grandstanding!
(11) Obaseki: ‘We will clean up Edo State through environmental reforms’
21st March 2017.
Question: What are the reforms in the environment? Is it the flooded streets in Benin metropolis?
(12) Edo to enjoy 24 hours electricity in six months – Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured the people of the state that a section of the state would begin to enjoy 24 hours electricity supply based on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Edo State Government and an Independent Power Project (IPP) to generate 5 megawatts of electricity.
23rd March 2017.
Question: Where are the results? Media governance still!
(13) Edo Govt wants foreign investors to explore Agric, energy business space
Edo state Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state is safe and conducive enough for investors to engage in large-scale investments.
The governor gave this assurance, when he received a delegation of Chinese investors on an official visit to the Edo State Government House in Benin.
28th March 2017.
Question: Where are the investors? Where is Agric business?
(14) Obaseki to storm Sobe, flag-off Agric initiative Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State will, this Friday, flag-off the Accelerated Agricultural Development Programme (AADP) in Sobe, Owan West Local Government Area of the state.
This was as the government also called on residents to avail themselves of the programme, which is capable of raising over 2000 agricpreneurs and millionaires.
5th April 2017.
Question: What happened to Sobe farm? Edo people put into their monies as much as 200 thousand Naira to start off!! Haba, Obaseki, REFUND the peoples money you collected for Sobe!
(15) Edo to collaborate with NLA to revive libraries
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration is set to collaborate with the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) to rethink and restore the library system in the state.
5th April 2017.
Question: What revival has taken place in Edo libraries? Is it the one he destroyed for ShopRite?
(16) Edo plans power boost, industrialization.
Pursuant to his promise to upswing power supply in Edo State to a 24-hr facility in 6 months, Governor Godwin Obaseki has revealed that his administration would take advantage of its connectivity to 9 power stations to address epileptic power supply and industrialise the state
11th April 2017.
Question: How many industries has been built in Edo? Where is the industrialization?
(17) Edo Is Ready And Open For Housing Business” – Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki disclosed that his administration was ready and open for housing business and ready to tackle the challenges facing the sector to ensure that Edo people got affordable houses.
He made the disclosure at the close of a 2-day workshop on Housing/Real Estate themed: “Quest for Adequate and Sustainable Real Estate for Edo People”, organised by the state government.
29th April 2017.
Question: Where is the affordable housing in Edo? How has he tackled the housing challenges?
Or is it the houses he maliciously demolished in Okaoma community?
(18) Obaseki visits proposed ‘ultramodern’ market site
Pursuant to his promise to decongest major roads in Benin City by relocating illegal street traders, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State proceeded to inspect the proposed site for the planned ultramodern market in Benin City on
4th May 2017
Question: Any ultra modern market in Edo State today?
(19) Obaseki moves to erect mechanic village and promised to build a central mechanic hub.
15th May 2017.
Question: Do we have these yet?
(20) Edo set to improve primary education with technology;
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has indicated his administration’s readiness to work with Bridge International Academies, which, yesterday, expressed interest in improving the standard of Primary School education with technology.
24th May 2017
Question: Where is this happening? Another media grandstanding
(21) Edo Govt to leverage on UNIBEN’s Power Plant for Industrial Park -Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has revealed that his administration would take advantage of the University of Benin’s Electricity Generating plant to drive an industrial park within Benin Technical College (BTC) in the state.
Governor Obaseki said his administration would leverage on technology to boost economic activities in the state to make it a hub of the nation.
He continued that his administration would build an industrial park within the Benin Technical College premises, which would serve as the ‘Silicon Valley’ of Nigeria.
24th May 2017
Question: Where is the Industrial Park and what is the current state of the Benin Technical College?
(22) Edo to unveil technical education for graduates;
Opportunities for skill acquisition would soon to be open to graduates in Edo as the State government promised, on Wednesday, to launch platforms on technical education for graduates to become independent employers of labour.
7th June 2017.
Question: How far with these? Benin Technical College was the first place Obaseki visited on his day in office!! Does it take 8years for a serious governor to build from scratch or renovate?
(23) Obaseki, Toyota, Yamaha, Mitsubishi, others plan investment in Edo
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, met with executives representing Mitsubishi, Sojitz, Toyota, Sumitomo, Yamaha, Yokogawa, Panasonic and the Japanese Trade Organisation (JETRO) to plan potential investments in Edo state and assure them of availability of resources including labour.
13th June 2017
Question: How far with these investments? Where are the investors?
(24) Edo to set up ambulance and Emergency Response System
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, disclosed that his administration would work with Edo State branch of Nigerian Red Cross Society to set up an emergency response system for providing First Aid for accident victims
13th June 2017.
Question: Any hope of this happening, and if it happened, how effective?
(25) Edo to generate 3000mw in 4 yrs;
Edo State government, on Wednesday, took its first step in a collaboration with Siemens AG to generate 1000 megawatts of electricity, as it held a stakeholders’ forum aimed at identifying the challenges in the power sector of the country and proffering solutions to them.
14th June 2017.
Question: What is the Edo Govt generating? Darkness? How many megawatts has he generated?
(26) Edo to set up sports arena in 18 LGAs & Obaseki, Rotary Club to develop reading culture in Edo .
In a bid to reposition sports in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has declared that each of the 18 Local Government Areas of the state would have a sporting arena,
20th June 2017
Question: Where are sporting arenas?
So far and in all of these, what was the role of Dr Asue Ighodalo as Obaseki’s Economic Adviser for eight years?
_No wonder Asue Ighodalo promised to continue from where Godwin Obaseki stopped🤷
